Electro-mechanical interlock for hot-swappable power supplies and cards
US6680840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/0208
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus to achieve an electro-mechanical interlock for a hot-swappable component. This invention prevents the misuse and possible damage to the hot-swappable component or the host data processing system due to incorrect insertion or removal of an energized hot-swappable component. One embodiment of the invention involves a method to assemble a hot-swappable power supply with an electro-mechanical interlock into the frame of a data processing system. A second embodiment of the invention involves a method to fabricate an electro-mechanical interlock with a solenoid. A third embodiment of the invention involves a hot-swappable component interlock.
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